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CVE-2019-10161· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

It was discovered that libvirtd before versions 4.10.1 and 5.4.1 would permit read-only clients to use the virDomainSaveImageGetXMLDesc() AP

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.51% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: libvirt (Alpine:v3.10) 5.5.0-r0; libvirt (Debian:12) 5.0.0-4; libvirt (Debian:8) 1.2.9-9+deb8u7.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to libvirt (Alpine:v3.10) 5.5.0-r0; libvirt (Debian:12) 5.0.0-4; libvirt (Debian:8) 1.2.9-9+deb8u7 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

It was discovered that libvirtd before versions 4.10.1 and 5.4.1 would permit read-only clients to use the virDomainSaveImageGetXMLDesc() API, specifying an arbitrary path which would be accessed with the permissions of the libvirtd process. An attacker with access to the libvirtd socket could use this to probe the existence of arbitrary files, cause denial of service or cause libvirtd to execute arbitrary programs.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jul 30, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 42th percentile

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Action score

31

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.8
CNA · redhat
8.8
1.0 point gap

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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VendorProduct
redhatlibvirt
redhatenterprise linux
redhatvirtualization
redhatvirtualization host
canonicalubuntu linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • canonical ubuntu linux14.04
  • redhat enterprise linux6.0
  • redhat enterprise linux7.0
  • redhat enterprise linux8.0
  • redhat libvirtbefore 4.10.1
  • redhat libvirt5.0.0 and later · before 5.4.1
  • redhat virtualization4.0
  • redhat virtualization host4.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Libvirt libvirt

    • fixed in 4.10.1, fixed in 5.4.1affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Alpine:v3.10libvirtfrom 5.0.0 · before 5.5.0-r05.5.0-r0
Debian:12libvirtbefore 5.0.0-45.0.0-4
Debian:8libvirtbefore 1.2.9-9+deb8u71.2.9-9+deb8u7
Debian:9libvirtbefore 3.0.0-4+deb9u43.0.0-4+deb9u4
openSUSE:Leap 15.0libvirtbefore 4.0.0-lp150.7.18.24.0.0-lp150.7.18.2
openSUSE:Leap 15.1libvirtbefore 5.1.0-lp151.7.3.15.1.0-lp151.7.3.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedlibvirtbefore 7.7.0-2.17.7.0-2.1
Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8::el8hivexbefore 0:1.3.15-6.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e0:1.3.15-6.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e
Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8::el8hivex-debuginfobefore 0:1.3.15-6.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e0:1.3.15-6.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e
Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8::el8hivex-debugsourcebefore 0:1.3.15-6.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e0:1.3.15-6.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e
Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8::el8hivex-develbefore 0:1.3.15-6.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e0:1.3.15-6.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e
Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8::el8libguestfsbefore 1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e
Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8::el8libguestfs-bash-completionbefore 1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e
Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8::el8libguestfs-benchmarkingbefore 1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e
Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8::el8libguestfs-benchmarking-debuginfobefore 1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e
Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8::el8libguestfs-debuginfobefore 1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e
Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8::el8libguestfs-debugsourcebefore 1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e
Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8::el8libguestfs-develbefore 1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e
Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8::el8libguestfs-gfs2before 1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e
Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8::el8libguestfs-gobjectbefore 1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e
Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8::el8libguestfs-gobject-debuginfobefore 1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e
Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8::el8libguestfs-gobject-develbefore 1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e
Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8::el8libguestfs-inspect-iconsbefore 1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e
Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8::el8libguestfs-javabefore 1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e1:1.40.2-1.module+el8.0.0.z+3438+2851622e

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    31Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
alpine:libvirt5.5.0-r0 · Alpine:v3.10Package registry (OSV)
debian:libvirt5.0.0-4 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:libvirt4.0.0-lp150.7.18.2 · openSUSE:Leap 15.0Package registry (OSV)
red hat:libvirt0:0.10.2-64.el6_10.2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libvirt-bash-completion0:4.5.0-10.el7_6.12 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libvirt-client0:0.10.2-64.el6_10.2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libvirt-daemon0:4.5.0-10.el7_6.12 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libvirt-daemon-config-network0:4.5.0-10.el7_6.12 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter0:4.5.0-10.el7_6.12 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libvirt-daemon-driver-interface0:4.5.0-10.el7_6.12 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libvirt-daemon-driver-lxc0:4.5.0-10.el7_6.12 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libvirt-debuginfo0:0.10.2-64.el6_10.2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libvirt-devel0:0.10.2-64.el6_10.2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libvirt-lock-sanlock0:0.10.2-64.el6_10.2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libvirt-python0:0.10.2-64.el6_10.2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
suse:libvirt1.2.5-23.20.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-284 · Improper Access Control

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

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